FLITTERED

Verb

flittered

simple past tense and past participle of flitter

Source: Wiktionary


FLITTER

Flit"ter, v. i.

Definition: To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Flit"ter, v. t.

Definition: To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.

Flit"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]

Definition: A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; โ€œPlease erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!โ€


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food โ€“ chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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